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Scholarships

Scholarships and bursaries for deserving applicants

Cost should not decide who gets to build professional skills. SLIHSD offers bursaries, partial fee waivers and instalment arrangements so that motivated learners in Sierra Leone can study while they work.

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What is available

Scholarship categories

Each category is funded case by case from institutional resources and partner support. Apply to the one that best describes your situation.

Founding Intake 2026 bursary
Support towards fees for members of the first cohort who cannot meet the full programme cost.
Women in leadership scholarship
For women working in humanitarian, protection, health or community roles who are moving into leadership.
Youth / first-time learner scholarship
For young people entering professional training for the first time, including school leavers in Tonkolili District.
Community volunteer & CCAP scholarship
For unpaid volunteers serving their communities, including learners connected to our CCAP centre in Mile 91.
Persons with disability scholarship
Fee support together with reasonable adjustments to how a programme is delivered and assessed.
Financial hardship partial fee waiver
A reduction of the programme fee where genuine hardship is demonstrated, with the balance paid in instalments.

Eligibility

Who can apply

We keep the criteria simple and check them honestly during a short verification call.

You meet the entry requirements for the programme you are applying to.
You can show a genuine financial barrier to paying the full programme fee.
You can commit to the study schedule, including weekend or evening sessions.
You live in or work in Sierra Leone, with priority to Tonkolili District and surrounding areas.
You provide a reachable phone or WhatsApp number for verification.
You describe clearly how the training will be used in your work or community.

Priority is given to

  • Applicants currently serving communities as unpaid volunteers
  • Women moving into technical or leadership roles
  • Young people with no previous professional training
  • Applicants with a disability
  • Applicants supporting dependants on an irregular income

Indicative fees for reference: registration SLE 100; programme fees by duration 1–3 months SLE 2,500 · 3–6 months SLE 3,500 · 6–18 months SLE 5,000. Scholarships reduce or remove the programme fee depending on what has been funded.

How it works

Application process

Five straightforward steps from application to enrolment.

  1. 01

    Submit the form

    Complete the scholarship application on this page. It reaches our scholarship inbox immediately and is stored securely.

  2. 02

    Verification call

    We contact you on WhatsApp or phone to confirm your details, your programme choice and your circumstances.

  3. 03

    Review

    Applications are reviewed in batches against the criteria and the funding available at the time.

  4. 04

    Decision

    You are told in writing what support, if any, is offered — full bursary, partial waiver, or instalment arrangement.

  5. 05

    Enrolment

    If supported, you complete the normal admissions steps and join the next available cohort.

Applications are reviewed in batches as funding allows. Because SLIHSD is a developing institution, we do not publish a fixed number of awards — we fund what our resources and partners genuinely allow.

Apply

Scholarship application form

Complete this form carefully. Every submission is sent straight to our scholarship inbox and stored securely for review.

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Scholarship awards depend on available funding and are not guaranteed. No payment is requested through this form, and no fee is ever charged to be considered.

Questions

Scholarship FAQ

Fund a learner, or apply to be one

Organisations can sponsor scholarship seats and individuals can apply for support. Reach us on WhatsApp or phone at +232 73655013, or visit us in Mile 91, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.

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